Ultimate Photoshop Training: From Beginner To Pro 2024 + Ai

Master Adobe Photoshop CC 2024 without any previous knowledge. Learn the newest AI tricks to get fast results like a pro

What you'll learn

Design icons, business cards, illustrations, and characters

Clean up face imperfections, improve and repair photos

Use creative effects to design stunning text styles

Remove people or objects from photos

Cut away a person from their background

Master selections, layers, and working with the layers panel

Requirements

No previous knowledge of Photoshop required.

If you have Photoshop installed, that's great. If not, I'll teach you how to get it on your computer.

Description

Learn how to use Photoshop CC 2024 with the newest AI (artificial intelligence) tricks:remove anything in just a few clicks;remove a background through a single button;fill in blank areas in a realistic way;remove people or objects from photos;add new objects into an image by typing in what you want;This is the future of design work! Photoshop is more valuable than ever. Forget Midjourney, Dall-E or other tools - Photoshop is the best thing on the market right now!MASSIVE GIVEAWAY: OVER 300 PREMIUM PSD FILES FOR MY STUDENTS!- NEW: cheat sheets for every single lecture so you can easily review the information;- the course is mostly version independent so you don't have to use Photoshop CC, but it is recommended!;This is the ultimate Photoshop training course that will take you from absolute beginner to proficient Photoshop user in no time at all.Learn how to use Photoshop with ease while having fun!   My approach is simple: we focus on real world cases and I present the best techniques that require minimal effort yet produce maximum results. All the lessons are focused on getting the job done in the least amount of time possible. I'll be using the latest version of the program - Photoshop CC, but I explain my workflow for all users, no matter what version you have installed. What will you learn?    Customize the program to best suit you   Get the best Photoshop versionCreate new projects and share your work   Master layers and the layers panel   Move, select, and edit layers   Work with the Pen Tool like a pro   Create and modify shapes   Design flat illustrations   Create and animate emojis   Remove skin issues and retouch portraits   Design business cards   Create app icons   Design cute characters   Manipulate and repair photos in creative ways   … and so much more!   The most important thing about this course: it's the foundation to any designer. After you finish it, you can decide if you want to specialize in: web design, app design, graphic design, retouching, photo manipulation, and so on. You'll have a lot of possibilities, it's up to you to choose what you like the most.Why is this course different?   Progressive difficulty: we start slow and we build our way up   Tons of activities, exercises, and challenges   Cheat sheets you can review to refresh your memory   Quality instructor support: I respond to most questions in under 12 hours   All lectures are straight to the point - minimal effort, maximum results   Learn by working, not by memorizing!   By the end of this course you will be able to use the program with ease. You'll feel in control as you pursue and complete more ambitious projects. Whether you are contemplating a career change, considering freelancing opportunities, or developing a personal hobby, get started today on your Photoshop journey!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Workbook & Download resources for section 1

Lecture 3 Get the Best Photoshop Version

Lecture 4 Create a Black and White Image

Lecture 5 Here’s why Photoshop is finally magical

Lecture 6 How to get help fast - live chat with me!

Lecture 7 Use the History Panel to fix your mistakes

Lecture 8 You need to learn this tool for AI Art (Generative Fill)

Lecture 9 Contest: Create a collage (image gallery)

Lecture 10 OPTIONAL: Speed up Photoshop

Lecture 11 Remove anything in one click – REALLY!

Lecture 12 AI Art - Dall-E, ChatGPT - will they replace designers?

Lecture 13 Quickly improve images with Camera Raw

Lecture 14 Massive PSD Giveaway! Over 300 Premium Resources!

Section 2: Get Started

Lecture 15 Introduction & Download Resources for this Section

Lecture 16 Use Photoshop’s Interface Efficiently

Lecture 17 Customize Your Workspace

Lecture 18 Create a New Project

Lecture 19 Get around Photoshop Fast

Lecture 20 Execise: Practice zooming and panning

Lecture 21 Save your Photoshop work

Lecture 22 Export Your Work in 4 Ways (as a PNG/JPEG)

Lecture 23 How to Crop and Straighten Photos

Lecture 24 This is how Photoshop saved me $9000

Lecture 25 Open Images in Photoshop

Lecture 26 How to resize a photo (shrink & enlarge)

Lecture 27 Shrink your PNG/JPEGs without losing quality

Lecture 28 The Powerful Properties Panel

Lecture 29 Optional – Save your work to the cloud

Lecture 30 Review

Section 3: Neural Filters - One-click wonders in Photoshop

Lecture 31 Download the resources for this section

Lecture 32 This is the biggest improvement in Photoshop's history

Lecture 33 Colorize a black and white photo

Lecture 34 Automatic Skin Smoothing

Lecture 35 Look like a model with Smart Portrait

Lecture 36 Improve your portrait & change your background

Lecture 37 Bokeh Effect: Use depth blur for a beautiful look

Lecture 38 Cut out a person and replace the background

Lecture 39 Restore old photos with neural filters

Lecture 40 Make a photo 4x bigger (GREAT quality)

Lecture 41 Get creative with your nature photos

Lecture 42 Instagram filters in Photoshop

Section 4: Learn about layer essentials in Photoshop

Lecture 43 Introduction & Download Resources for this Section

Lecture 44 OPTIONAL: What Are Layers?

Lecture 45 Start Using Layers

Lecture 46 Here's my best tips for the Layers Panel

Lecture 47 Select Layers

Lecture 48 Move Layers like a Pro

Lecture 49 EXERCISE: Layer Dexterity

Lecture 50 Solution: Layer Dexterity

Lecture 51 Arrange Images Quickly

Lecture 52 Layer Opacity vs. Fill

Lecture 53 EXERCISE: Fast Alignment

Lecture 54 Solution: Fast Alignment

Lecture 55 Review

Section 5: Learn to work with layers like a pro

Lecture 56 Introduction & Download Resources for this Section

Lecture 57 Layer Types Explained

Lecture 58 Customize the Layers Panel

Lecture 59 How to prepare a design for printing (packaging)

Lecture 60 Identify Layers

Lecture 61 Filter Layers

Lecture 62 Test your speed with this fun exercise

Lecture 63 Solution: Sort Layers

Lecture 64 Manipulate Layers: Resize, Rotate, Transform, Flip

Lecture 65 Best Hotkeys

Lecture 66 Use Blending Modes

Lecture 67 How I quickly edit a website in Photoshop

Lecture 68 Bonus: Find great packaging designs

Lecture 69 Review

Section 6: Everything you need to know about Adobe Bridge

Lecture 70 What’s Adobe Bridge and this why you should care

Lecture 71 Organize loads of photos with Adobe Bridge

Lecture 72 Rate your files – the unknown hero!

Lecture 73 Are you a beginner photographer? Start here!

Lecture 74 Optimize viewing mode and clear cache

Lecture 75 Create a beautiful PDF presentation in seconds

Section 7: Camera Raw - Edit Your Photos

Lecture 76 Camera Raw – A must-watch introduction

Lecture 77 The most important thing about editing photos

Lecture 78 Most common edits in Camera Raw

Lecture 79 How to adjust parts of a photo in Camera Raw

Lecture 80 Here’s a smarter way to adjust specific parts in Camera Raw

Lecture 81 Discover better tools to make edits in Camera Raw

Lecture 82 Raw image format vs JPEG

Lecture 83 How to quickly view lots of images

Lecture 84 My workflow in Camera Raw

Lecture 85 Contest: Improve photos in Camera Raw

Lecture 86 How to add optimized images to a website (gallery)

Lecture 87 One-click wonders in Camera Raw

Lecture 88 Bonus: How I work in Camera Raw for product photos (30 minutes)

Lecture 89 Conclusion

Section 8: Cloud Documents - The Biggest Change in your workflow

Lecture 90 What are cloud documents?

Lecture 91 Saving to the cloud vs locally (on your computer)

Lecture 92 Version history - WOW!

Lecture 93 The biggest drawback with cloud documents

Section 9: Raster Layers - The most flexible layer type in Photoshop

Lecture 94 Introduction

Lecture 95 Use the Brush Tool

Lecture 96 Soften Skin Imperfections

Lecture 97 Skin Smoothing - The Easy Way

Lecture 98 Use the Eye Dropper & Swatches

Lecture 99 OPTIONAL: Photoshop vs. Illustrator

Lecture 100 The Libraries Panel

Lecture 101 Resolution vs. Image Size

Lecture 102 OPTIONAL: Change T-Shirt Color

Lecture 103 Optimize Project Size

Lecture 104 Non-destructive Editing

Lecture 105 Review

Section 10: Artboards - This is how you should use them

Lecture 106 Introduction

Lecture 107 Find out how artboards can help you

Lecture 108 The hidden value of artboards

Lecture 109 Creating and resizing artboards

Lecture 110 Duplicate artboards and using guides

Lecture 111 Exporting artboards

Lecture 112 Conclusion

Section 11: Selections 101 - Learn to use selections

Lecture 113 These are selections - and how they help

Lecture 114 Modify Selections

Lecture 115 Rectangular Marquee

Lecture 116 Elliptical Marquee

Lecture 117 Learn to select objects

Lecture 118 How to create tricky selections

Lecture 119 This tool is FINALLY useful!

Lecture 120 Hide Pixels with Layer Masks

Lecture 121 Combine 2 Images with Layer Masks

Lecture 122 One-click sky replacement

Lecture 123 Adjusting the Sky Replacement

Lecture 124 Discover the best selection tool (and a mediocre one too)

Lecture 125 Remove a person from their background

Lecture 126 Remove ANYTHING with ease by using this:

Lecture 127 Make an Orange Purple

Lecture 128 Change the Color of T-Shirt v2

Lecture 129 Review

Section 12: Selections 102 - Advanced selections

Lecture 130 Introduction

Lecture 131 Pen Tool Overview

Lecture 132 This is how you edit shapes to create anything

Lecture 133 Master the Pen Tool

Lecture 134 Quick Mask Mode

Lecture 135 Select a Color in a Photo

Lecture 136 Remove Background

Lecture 137 Save & Load Selections

Section 13: Build a portfolio & get design jobs

Lecture 138 Why do you need a portfolio?

Lecture 139 How do you build your portfolio? On what platform?

Lecture 140 How should your portfolio look like?

Lecture 141 What should you post in your portfolio?

Lecture 142 Getting jobs from your portfolio

Lecture 143 Live portfolio reviews

Section 14: Shape Layers - Everything you need to know about rectangles (powerful!)

Lecture 144 Introduction

Lecture 145 Create Shapes: Circles, Squares, Rectangles & Best Settings

Lecture 146 Modify Shapes

Lecture 147 Free Transform (Ctrl+T) in CC 2024 works differently

Lecture 148 Design Web Buttons

Lecture 149 Use Custom Shapes

Lecture 150 Design Shapes with the Pen Tool

Lecture 151 Generate Guides from Shapes

Lecture 152 Place Images in Shapes: Clipping Mask vs Layer Mask vs Vector Mask

Lecture 153 Create a Website Layout with shapes

Lecture 154 Design a Flat Illustration - Part 1

Lecture 155 Design a Flat Illustration - Part 2

Lecture 156 Design a Flat Illustration - Part 3

Lecture 157 Contest: Create a Flat Illustration

Lecture 158 Review

Section 15: Creative Layer Styles (Effects)

Lecture 159 Introduction

Lecture 160 Layer Styles Crash Course

Lecture 161 Create Gold Text Effect

Lecture 162 Embed Text in Photos

Lecture 163 Use Global Light

Lecture 164 Create Shiny 3D Text

Lecture 165 Create Neon Effect

Lecture 166 Design a Laughing Crying Emoji – Part 1

Lecture 167 Design a Laughing Crying Emoji – Part 2

Lecture 168 Animate an Emoji (GIF) - Part 1

Lecture 169 Animate an Emoji (GIF) - Part 2

Lecture 170 Create a Fire Text Effect

Lecture 171 Review

Section 16: Work with Smart Objects

Lecture 172 Smart Objects Explained

Lecture 173 Design a Mobile App Icon

Lecture 174 Breaking Smart Objects

Lecture 175 Showcase Your Work Professionally

Lecture 176 Create a Realistic Mockup

Lecture 177 Unpack Smart Objects

Lecture 178 Filters with Smart Objects

Lecture 179 Create a Business Card Part 1

Lecture 180 Create a Business Card Part 2

Lecture 181 Create a Business Card Part 3

Section 17: Create a Cute Character

Lecture 182 Create the Shape of the character

Lecture 183 Add Layer Styles for some details

Lecture 184 Make it nice and polished

Lecture 185 Adding finishing touches

Section 18: Repair Your Photos

Lecture 186 Introduction

Lecture 187 Remove Skin Issues

Lecture 188 Remove Watch & Necklace from Photos

Lecture 189 Clean Up Face Imperfections

Lecture 190 Move People in Photos

Lecture 191 Enhance Faded Photos

Lecture 192 Dodge, Burn, Sponge tools

Lecture 193 Remove Red Eyes from Photos

Lecture 194 Create an Action in Photoshop

Lecture 195 Resize Lots of Images Quickly

Lecture 196 Review

Section 19: Text Layers

Lecture 197 This is what you need to know about text layers

Lecture 198 Get New Fonts

Lecture 199 Learn Typography Best Practices

Lecture 200 Combine Fonts

Lecture 201 Fix these Text Layers

Lecture 202 Solution How to fix Text Layers

Lecture 203 Identify a Font

Lecture 204 How to use special characters for gorgeous text

Lecture 205 Review

Section 20: Improve Your Photos

Lecture 206 Introduction

Lecture 207 Make Your Teeth White

Lecture 208 Reshape Faces

Lecture 209 Add Light to an Area

Lecture 210 Tilt Shift: Miniaturize Objects

Lecture 211 Add Glowing Lines to Photos

Lecture 212 Review

Section 21: Course Conclusions & What's Next

Lecture 213 What's my skill level after 10 years?

Lecture 214 Do this before you start freelancing

Lecture 215 My first $1247 from Photoshop (after 3 weeks)

Lecture 216 YouTube Thumbnail Challenge

Lecture 217 The most common mistake in design competitions!

Lecture 218 Live Stream: How hard it is to come up with a mascot (logo)

Lecture 219 Live Stream: Contest for my granola packaging

Lecture 220 Live Stream: Contest for register pop up

Lecture 221 Final Words

This course is perfect for beginner-level Photoshop users.,If you’re an intermediate or advanced user, please check out my curriculum especially the practice activities and assignments to see if this course is a good fit for you.,This course is not for students who want to learn about one particular topic in depth, for example, painting with brushes in Photoshop. Instead, this is a comprehensive course that gives you a solid foundation on all the major topics in Photoshop.